Value-Added Dairy Products. Milk and Milk Products. Production of Dairy Foods & Beverages
Milk is the most valuable protein food that widely consumed by people all over the world. The milk as a raw food is easily available on various dairy farms that are processed to the increases the variety of nutrients. The milk processing include the fluid milk production, cheese production, yogurt production, ice cream production to make the huge variety of milk products like cheese, butter, cream, skimmed milk, yogurt, toned milk or double toned milk and much more. Milk processing allows the preservation of milk for days, weeks or months and helps to reduce food-borne illness.
Processing of dairy products gives small-scale dairy producers higher cash incomes than selling raw milk and offers better opportunities to reach regional and urban markets. Milk processing can also help to deal with seasonal fluctuations in milk supply. The transformation of raw milk into processed milk and products can benefit entire communities by generating off-farm jobs in milk collection, transportation, processing and marketing.
Advantages of Milk Processing
• Provides regular income
• Improves nutrition
• Selling processed milk products is more profitable than selling fresh milk
• Generates employment